ByInnovative Mentoring Software | SPONSORED CONTENT |August 1, 2017

It’s a powerful concept, and it’s the vision at Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City (BBBS of NYC). A mentoring organization serving more than 5,200 children this year, BBBS of NYC has a focused mission: to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

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